The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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Everyone is familiar with the picture of gangling , young Abe , book in hand , stretched full - length before the fire , in his rough - hewn log - cabin . His first efforts at composition were written in charcoal , on the small area he ...
Everyone is familiar with the picture of gangling , young Abe , book in hand , stretched full - length before the fire , in his rough - hewn log - cabin . His first efforts at composition were written in charcoal , on the small area he ...
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wwwwwwwww WWW www A YOUNG man by the name of Jonathan Birch , applying for admission to the bar , was given this note which said little but told much to Judge Logan , a co - member of the examining committee . LETTER TO JUDGE STEPHEN T.
wwwwwwwww WWW www A YOUNG man by the name of Jonathan Birch , applying for admission to the bar , was given this note which said little but told much to Judge Logan , a co - member of the examining committee . LETTER TO JUDGE STEPHEN T.
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LETTER TO FANNY McCULLOUGH Executive Mansion Washington , December 23 , 1862 EAR FANNY : D It is with deep regret that I learn of the death of your kind and brave father , and especially that it is affecting your young heart beyond what ...
LETTER TO FANNY McCULLOUGH Executive Mansion Washington , December 23 , 1862 EAR FANNY : D It is with deep regret that I learn of the death of your kind and brave father , and especially that it is affecting your young heart beyond what ...
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Contents
POSTMASTER LAWYER REPRESENTATIVE OF | 1 |
To William H Herndon | 16 |
To Stephen A Douglas | 55 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Publisher | Greenberg, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 17 Nov 2010 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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